Neal McDonough Confirms Captain America Role

Neal McDonough made an appearance on the red carpet for yesterday’s MTV Movie Awards presentation and MTV had the chance to speak with him about the news that he may be playing a role in The First Avenger: Captain America. Not only did McDonough talk about Captain America, but he confirmed his role as Timothy “Dum Dum” Dugan, demonstrating plenty of excitement which should put smiles on the faces of Marvel movie fans and followers of McDonough’s film and TV work.

As I described in our other report, Dum Dum is an agent of Nick Fury’s S.H.I.E.L.D. in the comics and fought alongside him in World War II as part of his elite Howling Commandos unit. From the interview below, we know that the Howling Commandos will definitely play a part in The First Avenger: Captain America but their name may change.

It sounds like the look of his character and costume are going to be pretty true to the comics and that should keep fans happy. On the casting front, seemingly everyone who’s been added are not only proven as actors but are likable personalities on and off the screen and that positive buzz does make a difference as well.

There are however – as our own Kofi Outlaw points out – a lot of recognizable stars joining the cast and that can work for or against the movie. The plan was to pick an unknown for the title role and support him with established actors, and while they ended up choosing a popular actor to play Steve Rogers, the rest of the cast is being filled in with a lot of talented folks. Let’s hope they’re all used correctly and with the right amount of screentime.

Iron Man 2 is currently in theaters everywhere; Thor opens May 5, 2011; The First Avenger: Captain America hits July 22, 2011 and The Avengers is scheduled to debut May 4, 2012. We’ll find out what comes next at San Diego Comic-Con this summer!